African American Women Writers' Historical Fiction [electronic resource] /
Nunes, A.author.
This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Contexts; 2 Setting the Record Straight: Margaret Walker's Jubilee; 3 History as Birthmark: Gayl Jones's Corregidora; 4 "The Undocumentable Inside of History": Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose; 5 "Her Best Thing, Her Beautiful, Magical Best Thing": Toni Morrison's Beloved and Phyllis Perry's Stigmata; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel.
America—Literatures.
Sociology.
Literature   .
United States—History.
African Americans.
Literature—Philosophy.
North American Literature.
Gender Studies.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
US History.
African American Culture.
Literary Theory.